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Close enough, the quote might be "People think they listen to the music they like, but really, they like the music they listen to."
Which is to say -- you could just about pick any genre. Reggae, opera, speed metal, traditional jazz, 18th century classical. And after you listen to it long enough, you begin to understand its language, then it appeals to you, then you learn to discriminate within it and find what you like in it, etc.
I first noticed this in college, when we tried to establish a more college-y format at the radio station. (Trying to get Springsteen fans to play The Smiths, if you must know.)
There were people who were adamantly hostile to it, and those people could hear the music but would never actually listen to it, i.e., try to digest it honestly. But then there were people who initially resisted it, but found themselves listening to it anyway. After a few months they liked it and then loved it, and it became a part of their lives.
The same transition had happened to me, and I was absolutely amazed by it. As a prog-rock adherent, nothing but classically-oriented rock was interesting to me, all through high school. I was a snob about it. I was terrible. After enough people bashed me over the head with music that was immediate and fun, I realized I was stupid for not letting it in, and then, to my amazement, I found out I loved much of it.
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